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Nonpartisan voter engagement tactics for nonprofits
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Plan Ahead 2017, Part 2:
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In “Plan Ahead 2017, Part 1” we focused on planning your nonprofit’s voter engagement activities in 2017. bit.ly/Feb9thMaterials Today we’ll survey some of the most common voter engagement tactics used by nonprofits
In March or April, we will hold a webinar focused entirely on how to remain nonpartisan while doing your voter engagement work. Stay tuned.
What We will cover todayAgendaSlide3Slide4Slide5
Voter
registrationSlide6
New factsheets & checklists
b
it.ly/NPVResourceLibrarySlide7
Buy in and staff and/or volunteer recruitmentKnowing your stuffWhat sort of training is required, and when, where, and how will you do it?
How do you interact with our clients and what sort of voter registration works best for you?When and where will you do voter registration?
What are your goals?Can you partner with anyone?Do you need a data plan?Planning voter registrationVoterRegistrationSlide8
It may go a bit slowly!
Many people are already registeredUpdating
an address on a registration is just as important as registering for the first timeSince many people are already registered, combine registration with pledge to voteWhat to expectVoterRegistrationSlide9
Registration deadlines, online options, and SDR
Special
requirementsEligibility for ex-offendersRegistering homeless votersAddress confidentialityContact your local election officialsREGISTRATION IN YOUR STATEVoter Registration
Nonprofit VOTE’s Voting in Your State Tool: www.nonprofitvote.org/voting-in-your-state/Fair Elections Legal Network’s Voter Registration Guides: www.fairelectionsnetwork.com Slide10
Getting voter registration formsReturning completed voter registration forms to your local election office
Turnaround time
Retaining information for GOTVGetting/Returning FormsDoingVoterRegSlide11
Closer to the deadline is better. For the Nov. election start in July or Aug., & redouble in Sept.Conduct a dry run
of your registration effortsWhen to do it
Voter RegistrationSlide12
NVRD is held the 4
th Tuesday of September. In 2017, that’s Tuesday, September 26th.
Natl. focus on registrationLarge media company & celebrity participationLarge social media focusGood partner opportunitywww.nationalvoterregistrationday.orgNational Voter Registration DaySlide13
At your agency:
As a part of services: Integrated into intake or other interactions with constituents
Tabling: In your lobby, outside your front door or in a high traffic areaWhere to do itVoter RegistrationSlide14
Outside your agency:
At events: A citizenship ceremony, a community festival
In your neighborhood: A highly trafficked location like a transit stop or shopping areaWhere to do it (cont.)Voter RegistrationSlide15
Confidence, assertiveness and eye contact
“Are you registered to vote at your current address?”Be accurate.
An incomplete form or a form filled out incorrectly does not countCultural competency when discussing citizenshipMaking an effective askDoingVoterRegSlide16
New factsheets and checklists
More new factsheets:
Voter Registration Training Script and Common Responses
Tips for Making the AskVoter Registration ChecklistFAQ on Voter Registration Filling Out and Returning the Voter Registration FormSlide17
Candidate EngagementSlide18
Candidate Forums & Appearances:
Sponsor or co-sponsor a candidate forum on a local raceCandidate Questionnaires
Sharing Your ResearchTHREE WAYS TO CONNECTCandidateEngagementSlide19
Visit the Resource Library on our website for more information and the following recommended resources:
Our upcoming webinar early this summer
A Nonprofit’s Guide to Hosting a Candidate Forum“Forum Checklist on a Timeline”“Working with Candidates” Factsheet“Candidate Appearances” Factsheet
Resources
ResourcesSlide20
BALLOT
MEASURESSlide21
Activity on ballot measures is lobbying
. It’s influencing the passage or defeat of a law, bond measure or constitutional amendment –
not the election or defeat of a candidate501c3 nonprofits may work for or against a ballot measure as a lobbying activityBALLOT MEASURESBallot MeasuresSlide22
Visit the Resource Library on our website for more information and the following recommended resources:
Our upcoming webinar in early summer“Nonprofits and Ballot Measures” Factsheet
Resources
ResourcesSlide23
VOTER EDUCATION
&
GET-OUT-THE-VOTE Slide24
TWO KINDS OF VOTER ED
Education on the process of voting
Education on candidates/offices and issuesVoterEducationSlide25
Promote Early Voting In Person
Promote Absentee Voting or Vote by Mail
GET OUT THE VOTE EARLYGOTVSlide26
Send a postcard
Phone bank the weekend, day before, & on E Day
Text messaging (with their permission)Door to door canvassingTRADITIONAL GOTVGOTVSlide27
Create visibility &
buz: Make the election visible at your agency
Reminders: Remind/offer help during services, at events, over the phoneTalk to people: “Are you voting before work or after?”GET OUT THE VOTE ON ELECTION DAYGOTVSlide28
Give staff time off: To work at polls or do nonpartisan GOTV
Ask if you voted:
Ask everyone if they’ve already voted or need help votingCelebrate Democracy: Make Election Day special. Have a party.ON ELECTION DAYElectionDaySlide29
info@nonprofitvote.org
617.357.VOTE (8683)
www.nonprofitvote.org
Nonprofit VOTE
2464 Massachusetts Ave
Suite
210
Cambridge,
MA
02140
Helena
Berbano
helena@nonprofitvote.org
Julian
Johannesen
julian@nonprofitvote.org